Firefighters Call The National Museum Collection The Most Burned Is A Statue

The Indonesian National Museum in Jakarta after the fire on Saturday 16 September. (Rizky S-VOI)

JAKARTA - Head of Operations for the DKI Jakarta Gulkarmat Service, Suheri, said that there was no data regarding the recording of historical collections that were also scorched during the fire at the Indonesian National Museum some time ago.

However, based on observations of the burning room, the most burning objects were statues.

"For details, what's on fire, it's an exhibition that is mostly statues and other materials. Maybe the one who understands better is the one who owns the assets," Suheri told reporters, Monday, September 18.

Suheri also said that his party had not been able to estimate the losses caused by the National Museum fire. Unlike fires in settlements, not just anyone can judge the objects that were also engulfed in the fire.

"If you estimate the loss, maybe this is called historical goods, of course, the value that cannot be seen in detail. Later, we will see what has been done, yes, its name is historical goods. Of course, to provide an examination of losses is not arbitrary," explained Suheri.

The cause of the fire at Building A of the National Museum of Indonesia, Central Jakarta still leaves a mystery. The initial suspicion was that the cause of the fire was due to indications of an electrical short circuit.

However, the police have not yet concluded the cause. The reason is, the joint team from the Forensic Laboratory Center (Puslabfor) is still investigating the crime scene at the location of the fire. The results of the charcoal sampling test from the fire have not yet come out.

Head of the Public Service Agency for Museums and Cultural Conservation (BLU MCB), Ahmad Mahendra, said that when the fire occurred, there was renovation work on one of the buildings at the National Museum of Indonesia.

"There is a renovation of building C," Mahendra told reporters at the National Museum of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, Sunday, September 17.

Meanwhile, the investigation into the cause of the fire of 6 rooms in Building A, the National Museum of Indonesia, Central Jakarta, is still being investigated by the Central Jakarta Metro Police. A total of 14 witnesses are still being questioned regarding the fire incident at the National Museum of Indonesia.